1941Winner
Best Performance
Citizen Kane
Joseph Cotten
Actor · Writer
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
May 15, 1905
Biography
Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).
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1949Winner
Best Performance
The Third Man
1973Nominee
Best Performance
Soylent Green
Career Highlights
1970Highlight
Best Performance
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1958Highlight
Best Performance
Touch of Evil
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Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Soylent Green